Single-player games like The Simulation
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Simulation, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Two Hundred Ways
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Simulation.
Two Hundred Ways gives puzzle fans twice as many mental challenges to overcome. The mission of each of its 200 levels sounds easy: guide one or more balls to the exit. But levels with up to three different layers and numerous ball traps don't make this task a walk in the park.
- 2
Beta MAX
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simulation.
Use four-dimensional thinking to manipulate time and navigate through this mind bending retro inspired realm. Solve puzzles to help Max find his way home in this atmospheric first-person puzzle platformer.
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Gravity Mastery
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Simulation.
A perspective-disorienting puzzler where the definition of down is yours to decide. Change the flow of gravity to complete each of The Adviser's varied, but logical tests. Can you become proficient enough to control the six directions and master gravity?
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Invertigo
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simulation.
INVERTIGO is a first-person sci-fi puzzle-platformer where you have to manipulate gravity to solve puzzles. Explore the abandoned facility and make use of gravity manipulation to advance through the rooms.
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Project_0: A Favour
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simulation.
Jump into a mysterious world filled with weird favours & puzzles and uncover the truth of what's happening behind the scenes.
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Gravia
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Simulation.
Gravia is a gravity-themed action/puzzle game where you create small "black holes" called Rifts. You'll use this power to destroy obstacles, solve puzzles, move yourself at high speeds, and hopefully not destroy yourself in the process.
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TIME BREAKER
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Simulation.
TIME BREAKER is a first-person puzzle game with time control. Players tackle impossible puzzles by thinking how and when the time can be slow down to complete a room. This game features a strange brutalist world, an voice codec narrative, and things that are really weird.
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Viewfinder
Single-player alternative to The Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simulation.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.